Spiders: Insect Invaders
Les Sellnow
July 1, 2005
Spider venom’s prime function is to paralyze insect prey so the spider can dine on them.
Design and maintain a healthy horse operation
Spider venom’s prime function is to paralyze insect prey so the spider can dine on them.
When equine industry leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., on April 19 for the first Unwanted Horse Summit, it marked the start of an unprecedented effort by the horse community to address the care and fate of this country’s ?unwanted? horses. The
“What do animal diseases have to do with people?” posed Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVIM, an associate professor at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College. “We are just one big global population with subsets,” he answered. Wees
Screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) upon arrival to a veterinary hospital is useful for detecting cases of the “superbug” early so affected horses can be isolated, said Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVIM, a
Horses can get the potentially severe and fatal disease coccidioidomycosis from the fungus Coccidioides immitis, which grows in portions of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. However, researchers recently discovered that
On Saturday, June 11, at 3:30 p.m. the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) lifted the “Animal Hold Order” at the Columbia, Md. horse facility that has been handling a neurologic equine herpesvirus situation since late March. The lifting of
“I don’t usually enter contests,” said Carrie Hurd of Weatherford, TX, “partly because I’ve always taught my children that to get the important things in life, it usually takes hard work, not free winnings. But the free winnings sure are nice
While not many of us enjoy contemplating our own death, it’s an important consideration for any horse owner.
Housebuster, the last two-time Eclipse Award-winning sprinter, died May 15.
Donna Hayes, syndicate manager for
Churchill Downs and Kentucky veterinary officials are segregating horses because of a possible outbreak of an equine respiratory virus in three barns, but no horses entered in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (gr. I) are affected.
Rusty Ford of
The Blood-Horse and The Horse have learned that three barns at Churchill Downs have been put under quarantine because of a possible outbreak of an equine viral respiratory disease. Rusty Ford of the Kentucky State Veterinarian’s
Vesicular stomatitis (VS) has been detected in a horse on a premises in Maricopa County, Ariz. (Maricopa County is located in the south-central portion of the state and is home to Phoenix.) The owner of the 5-year-old gelding reported that the
Were we to select the perfect withers for our mounts with the idea of arranging the best possible fit for the saddle, we would probably settle on well-placed, prominent withers that blended nicely into the slope of the shoulder and the back.
(edited press release)
During the week of April 11, one additional horse displayed acute neurologic signs consistent with the equine herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1) disease situation at the Columbia Horse Center in Columbia, Md. The
The North Carolina Horse Council announced April 5 that the referendum vote on the Horse Industry Promotion Assessment held March 9 passed with a 95% favorable vote. The vote authorizes the continuation of the $2 per ton voluntary assessment on
(edited from press release)
Facility managers who are handling a neurologic equine herpesvirus type-1 (EHV-1) incident at a Columbia, Md. horse stable (Columbia Horse Center, CHC; read archived stories) reported April 7 that an
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